Re-elect Guglielmo

State Sen. Tony Guglielmo is running for re-election, and that is very good news for our wallets.

Tony understands, as few incumbents do, that Connecticut's soaring debt is becoming a serious financial liability.

It's a little known fact that Connecticut's excessive debt is the highest in the nation per capita. Incumbents have no real political motivation to raise this issue, except for the genuine concern Guglielmo has of what might happen if nothing is done.

Guglielmo wisely cast a ``no'' vote in protest of a $500 million dollar bonding package in the last session. Guglielmo said he will continue to oppose any new bonding unless it is both critically needed and well- planned.

At his recent nominating convention, Guglielmo said the large surpluses of the good times should be used to pay down the debt we incurred during the last recession. That's the kind of common sense we need more of in the state Senate.

Needless to say, with a lessened debt burden, the funds currently wasted on debt service could finance worthy government programs while still not increasing anyone's taxes. They could even finance a tax cut.

Let's re-elect Tony Guglielmo to ensure that taxpayers have at least one voice of reason in the Connecticut state Senate on this issue.